[ She hums a quiet note, understanding. ] You never had the chance to know her.
[ For a moment, it's all she says, but the silence isn't one of a complete thought. There's worry in her face, pursing her lips, pinching them in her teeth as she tries to find the right words to say. It's not easy topic — but it's easier to talk about the past. ]
... He was part of the first group. October tenth, oh-eight. [ Only a month away, now. ] Most of the rest of the firsts left, here and there, pretty quick. Two years in, I think there were only... three or four of them left, from that group. She sent us cards on her "birthday." He and Abby got cakes. I think he was like me, he only ported out... once, or twice, maybe, before he was gone for good. In the final year. And you haven't left here for very long, either, have you? So... for ten years, there only hasn't been a you for... a year. Year and a half, at the most. And only two of you. One for one world. A new one, for the new.
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[ For a moment, it's all she says, but the silence isn't one of a complete thought. There's worry in her face, pursing her lips, pinching them in her teeth as she tries to find the right words to say. It's not easy topic — but it's easier to talk about the past. ]
... He was part of the first group. October tenth, oh-eight. [ Only a month away, now. ] Most of the rest of the firsts left, here and there, pretty quick. Two years in, I think there were only... three or four of them left, from that group. She sent us cards on her "birthday." He and Abby got cakes. I think he was like me, he only ported out... once, or twice, maybe, before he was gone for good. In the final year. And you haven't left here for very long, either, have you? So... for ten years, there only hasn't been a you for... a year. Year and a half, at the most. And only two of you. One for one world. A new one, for the new.
No, she'll never forget you.